Marginalized Communities: A Study Of Gujjar And Bakerwal Community In Jammu And Kashmir

Abstract

Marginalization is a cycle that prompts the sidelining of a specific community /individual to the periphery of the social space at last compelling their life decisions in political space, social discussion, and economic bargaining. A complex challenged umbrella term is inseparably connected with the idea of inequality inside the marginalized community. As a matter of fact, inequality and marginalization are normally at the connection point in that the two of them cooperate and build up one another. Minority groups are among the people who experience serious avoidance, segregation, and persecution. Be that as it may, worry about 'marginalization' is relatively ongoing, and checking the developmental trajectory of the Gujjar and Bakerwal people in Jammu and Kashmir. They are the third biggest ethnic group in Jammu and Kashmir. They are the state's most populous planned tribe having a populace of in excess of 20 lacks according to the 2011 census and one-fourth of them are living on with nomadic life, out of this 66% populace of traveling Gujjar and Bakerwals fall under scheduled tribe in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir are living beneath the destitution line, uncovered by a survey conducted by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation (TRCF) working for the cause of Indian Tribes.  Both these tribal groups play a crucial role in meeting the requirement of milk and meat for the cities and towns and hence contribute significantly to the livestock sector of the state. Hence in this connection, the present study will analyze the problems and hurdles they faced during their seasonal migration from the plains of Jammu region to the upper reaches of Kashmir valley. This study investigates the fundamental cycles through which Gujar and Bakerwal people are being marginalized deliberately in various spaces of life.The thrust of this study is to comprehend and investigate the Gujjar and Bakerwal socio and financial circumstances to investigate the determinants and elements of their poor health and know the status of awareness among them about government schemes.Finally, some recommendations will be put forth for the development of Gujjar and Bakerwal community so that this community can thrive and contribute more to the economic development of Jammu and Kashmir.